2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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Rachael Readsalot: 101+ in 2022
68. Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young352 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
KEEP
Books TBR=445
69. The Ink Readers of Doi Saket by Thomas Olde Heuvelt32 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (43/60), Mount TBR (43/60), Miles of Smiles (6/12), Have Book Will Travel (2/3)
Why I read this: available for free on tor.com
PASS
Books TBR=446
70. Gallant by VE Schwab310 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Have Book Will Travel (3/3)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot of good things about it
KEEP
Books TBR=445
71. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde50 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (44/60), Mount TBR (44/60), Miles of Smiles (7/12)
Why I read this: it's been on my Kindle for a while
KEEP
Books TBR=444
72. The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
KEEP
Books TBR=443
73. The Eye of Minds by James Dashner320 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (45/60), Mount TBR (45/60), I Spy (18/18), Serial Reader (34/40)
Why I read this: it's a charity shop find from a few years ago
KEEP
Books TBR=442
74. The Midnight Club by James Patterson432 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (26/25), Clear the Shelves (46/60), Mount TBR (46/60), Miles of Smiles (8/12)
Why I read this: it was recommended by my dad
PASS
Books TBR=444
PROGRESS REPORTJanuary: 10 books read | 3,205 pages read
February: 9 books read | 2,580 pages read
March: 8 books read | 2,702 pages read
April: 9 books read | 3,260 pages read
May: 8 books read | 2,722 pages read
June: 12 books read | 4,543 pages read
July: 10 books read | 3,422 pages read
August: 8 books read | 1,936 pages read
Total = 74 books read | 24,370 pages read
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 26/25
Clear the Shelves: 46/60
Mount TBR: 46/60
Diversity in Reading: 5/5
I Spy: 18/18
Serial Reader: 34/40
Miles of Smiles: 8/12
Have Book, Will Travel: 3/3
Personal Challenge (Shakespeare): +2
Personal Challenge (Discworld): +6
Longest book: House of Earth and Blood (807 pages)
Shortest book: Lorelei (24 pages)
Best book: The Invisible Library
Worst book: The Midnight Club
75. The Ragwitch by Garth Nix396 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (47/60), Mount TBR (47/60), Miles of Smiles (9/12)
Why I read this: I like Garth Nix
PASS
Books TBR=443
76. Spot the Difference by Juno Dawson128 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: for #ukyaspotlight month (this is a challenge on Instagram and Twitter)
KEEP
Books TBR=442
77. Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
KEEP
Books TBR=442 (got another netgalley approval by the same author)
78. The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes448 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (48/60), Mount TBR (48/60), Trust in Your Reads (1/5)
Why I read this: it's a book about books
PASS
Books TBR=441
79. Triflers Need Not Apply by Camilla Bruce448 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (49/60), Mount TBR (49/60), Miles of Smiles (10/12), Trust in Your Reads (2/5)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
PASS
Books TBR=440
80. The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant464 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (50/60), Mount TBR (50/60), Serial Reader (35/40), Miles of Smiles (11/12), Trust in Your Reads (3/5)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
KEEP
Books TBR=439
81. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens268 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (51/60), Mount TBR (51/60), Trust in Your Reads (4/5)
Why I read this: it's a classic that's been on my TBR pile for a while
PASS
Books TBR=439
82. Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare281 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (27/30, goal increased), Clear the Shelves (52/60), Mount TBR (52/60), Personal Lifetime Challenge 1 (Shakespeare) +1
Why I read this: part of my personal lifetime challenge to read the complete works of Shakespeare
PASS
Books TBR=441 Oops my finger slipped while browsing on my Kindle 🙈
Books TBR=442A Netgalley approval for a book I forgot I requested
83. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson658 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (28/30), Serial Reader (36/40), Miles of Smiles (12/12), Trust in Your Reads (5/5)
Why I read this: was in the mood to reread the Millennium Trilogy
KEEP
Books TBR=442
PROGRESS REPORTJanuary: 10 books read | 3,205 pages read
February: 9 books read | 2,580 pages read
March: 8 books read | 2,702 pages read
April: 9 books read | 3,260 pages read
May: 8 books read | 2,722 pages read
June: 12 books read | 4,543 pages read
July: 10 books read | 3,422 pages read
August: 8 books read | 1,936 pages read
September: 9 books read | 3,113 pages read
Total = 83 books read | 27,483 pages read
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 28/30
Clear the Shelves: 52/60
Mount TBR: 52/60
Diversity in Reading: 5/5
I Spy: 18/18
Serial Reader: 36/40
Miles of Smiles: 12/12
Trust in Your Reads: 5/5
Personal Challenge (Shakespeare): +3
Personal Challenge (Discworld): +6
Longest book: House of Earth and Blood (807 pages)
Shortest book: Lorelei (24 pages)
Best book: The Invisible Library
Worst book: The Midnight Club
84. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson738 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (29/30), Serial Reader (37/40), Word Hunt (1/8)
Why I read this: part of my reread of the Millennium Trilogy
KEEP
Books TBR=442
85. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson675 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (30/30), Serial Reader (38/40), Word Hunt (2/8)
Why I read this: part of my reread of the Millennium Trilogy
KEEP
Books TBR=445
86. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins644 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (31/30), Clear the Shelves (53/60), Mount TBR (53/60), Word Hunt (3/8), Chasing the Moon (1/1)
Why I read this: it's this month's group read
KEEP
Books TBR=445
87. Starter for Ten by David Nicholls469 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: I borrowed it from the little book exchange library at work
PASS
Books TBR=444
88. The October Witches by Jennifer Claessen352 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Word Hunt (4/8)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
PASS
Books TBR=444
89. Blood Faerie by India Drummond263 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (54/60), Mount TBR (54/60), Serial Reader,(39/40), Word Hunt (5/8), Spook-a-thon (1/x)
Why I read this: I've owned it so long that I forgot I had it until I was planning my reads for the Spook-a-thon
PASS
Books TBR=443
90. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi537 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (32/30), Clear the Shelves (55/60), Mount TBR (55/60), Serial Reader (40/40), Word Hunt (6/12, goal increased), Spook-a-thon (2/x)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about it
PASS
Books TBR=442
91. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick417 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (56/60), Mount TBR (56/60), Serial Reader (41/40), Word Hunt (7/12), Spook-a-thon (3/x)
Why I read this: another delve into my TBR pile to find a book for the Spook-a-thon
PASS
Books TBR=441
PROGRESS REPORTJanuary: 10 books read | 3,205 pages read
February: 9 books read | 2,580 pages read
March: 8 books read | 2,702 pages read
April: 9 books read | 3,260 pages read
May: 8 books read | 2,722 pages read
June: 12 books read | 4,543 pages read
July: 10 books read | 3,422 pages read
August: 8 books read | 1,936 pages read
September: 9 books read | 3,113 pages read
October: 8 books read | 4,095 pages read
Total = 91 books read | 31,578 pages read
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 32/30
Clear the Shelves: 56/60
Mount TBR: 56/60
Diversity in Reading: 5/5
I Spy: 18/18
Serial Reader: 41/40
Word Hunt: 7/12
Chasing the Moon: 1/1
Spook-a-thon: 3/x
Personal Challenge (Shakespeare): +3
Personal Challenge (Discworld): +6
Longest book: House of Earth and Blood (807 pages)
Shortest book: Lorelei (24 pages)
Best book: The Invisible Library
Worst book: The Midnight Club
92. Period. It's About Bloody Time by Emma Barnett228 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: to better understand something I go through rather regularly
PASS
Books TBR=441
93. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas433 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (42/40), Word Hunt (8/15, goal increased)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about it and am glad it is this month's group read
KEEP
Books TBR=441
94. The Princess Bride by William Goldman465 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (57/60), Mount TBR (57/60), Word Hunt (9/15)
Why I read this: it's a buddy read in this group
KEEP
Books TBR=441
95. The Thief of Memory by Sunyi Dean26 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: it's a free short story available online by the author of the book I'm currently reading
PASS
Books TBR=441
96. The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean304 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Word Hunt (10/15), Rock the Vote (1/2)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
PASS
Books TBR=443 (successful bookshop visit)
97. Star Mother by Charlie N Holmberg268 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (43/40), Word Hunt (11/15)
Why I read this: the premise sounded really cool
KEEP
Books TBR=442
98. Star Father by Charlie N Holmberg319 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (44/40)
Why I read this: concluded the Star Mother duology
PASS
Books TBR=442
99. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake383 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (45/40), Rock the Vote (2/2)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about this dark academia
KEEP
Books TBR=441
PROGRESS REPORTJanuary: 10 books read | 3,205 pages read
February: 9 books read | 2,580 pages read
March: 8 books read | 2,702 pages read
April: 9 books read | 3,260 pages read
May: 8 books read | 2,722 pages read
June: 12 books read | 4,543 pages read
July: 10 books read | 3,422 pages read
August: 8 books read | 1,936 pages read
September: 9 books read | 3,113 pages read
October: 8 books read | 4,095 pages read
November: 8 books read | 2,423 pages read
Total = 99 books read | 34,001 pages read
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 32/30
Clear the Shelves: 57/60
Mount TBR: 57/60
Diversity in Reading: 5/5
I Spy: 18/18
Serial Reader: 45/40
Word Hunt: 11/15
Rock the Vote: 2/2
Personal Challenge (Shakespeare): +3
Personal Challenge (Discworld): +6
Longest book: House of Earth and Blood (807 pages)
Shortest book: Lorelei (24 pages)
Best book: The Invisible Library
Worst book: The Midnight Club
2025 Reading Challenge
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24 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (42/60), Mount TBR (42/60), Have Book Will Travel (1/3)
Why I read this: I think it was free when I downloaded it a few years ago
PASS
Books TBR=446